Turkey rescues girl from rubble 248 hours after quake
TURKISH rescuers on Thursday pulled a 17-year-girl from the rubble of last week’s devastating earthquake, as hopes fade of finding more survivors. Aleyna Olmez was rescued 248 hours after the 7.8-magnitude quake flattened entire cities, killing nearly 40,000 people across south-eastern Turkey and parts of Syria.
Tengku Zafrul appointed as Umno supreme council member
KUALA LUMPUR: Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz has been appointed as a member of the Umno supreme council. Read full story
Russian cyberattacks on Nato spiked in 2022, says Google
RUSSIAN cyberattacks in Nato countries quadrupled last year compared to 2020 and more than tripled in Ukraine over the same period, Google said today. The spike in attacks, which coincided with Moscow’s invasion of pro-Western Ukraine on February 24, 2022, was a sign of how cyber warfare would become increasingly prevalent in future conflicts, the […]
Activists condemn Malaysia’s ban on LGBTQ books
ACTIVISTS in Malaysia criticised today a government decision to ban three books for allegedly promoting “LGBTQ lifestyles”, saying it would further erode gay and transgender rights. “Jacob’s Room to Choose”, a children’s book about gender expression and identity was banned in January, the home ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. In the book, a […]
US trade envoy meets PM Anwar in Putrajaya
PUTRAJAYA: US Trade Representative Katherine Tai called on Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Putrajaya Thursday (Feb 16), for a high-profile discussion on the importance of the US-Malaysia trade and investment relationship. Read full story
Sabah govt changes frequency of Covid-19 statements from daily to weekly
KOTA KINABALU: From now on, Sabah is doing away the daily Covid-19 media statement and will only issue weekly Covid-19 updates scheduled every Monday. Read full story
Married couple among three suspects arrested in Kluang for drug trafficking
BATU PAHAT: A married couple were among three suspects detained by police on suspicion of drug trafficking in this district and Kluang. Read full story
Australian police say deadly siege was Christian ‘terrorist attack’
AUSTRALIAN police today blamed a family’s Christian fundamentalist beliefs for a “terrorist attack” that killed three people at a remote property in December. The family opened fire when four police officers arrived on December 12 for a routine missing persons investigation at their home in the small town of Wieambilla in Queensland.
Works ministry expedites negotiations with MOF, toll companies for open toll payment
NEGOTIATIONS on an open or multi-mode toll payment system between the Works Ministry and the Finance Ministry (MOF), as well as related concessionaires, are being expedited, says Works Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi. He said a pilot project to enable payments through various digital payment providers as opposed to a single provider would also be conducted […]
'Malaysia Madani' to be used in govt official letters, says PSD
PUTRAJAYA: The ‘Malaysia Madani’ phrase will be used in government official letters, with immediate effect. Read full story